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K C Tyagi calls for early talks on seat-sharing - Times of India
PATNA: JD (U) national secretary general K C Tyagi issued a statement in New Delhi on Thursday, the day BJP president Amit Shah met CM Nitish Kumar over breakfast and dinner here, saying seat-sharing should be finalized among NDA partners at the earliest.“It will be good for all constituents of the NDA if a decision on seat-sharing is taken at the earliest as the Lok Sabha elections are not very far.
Jadavpur University set for premier tag but record engineering seats empty - Times of India
KOLKATA: The Jadavpur University campus finally got some good news on Thursday, after a fortnight-long stand-off over Arts faculty admissions, but it was tinged with a piece of bad news.The good news first: JU became one of the two from Bengal and five across the nation to be recommended for the Institutions of Eminence status, a senior UGC official said. This means it is now in line to be part of an elite group of 20 institutes that will get complete academic and administrative autonomy.
National drug regulator finds illegal manufacturing at Pondy firm
MUMBAI: In yet another instance of unapproved fixed dose combinations (FDCs), the national drug regulator has unearthed companies manufacturing and marketing 30 such “harmful” drugs that are without any regulatory nod, during raids in Puducherry.In one of the most “serious” cases till now, Puducherry firm Safetab Life Sciences is manufacturing a FDC for diabetes , without any regulatory approval from the Centre or state licensing authority — and for a drug not sold in the country till now.
The Pak leader who is pained to see PM Narendra Modi attend G20 Summit
LAHORE: Pakistan's political leader Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday slammed his nation for failing to plug the holes in its economy and said that it pains him to see Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend G20 Summit, while all his country can do is sit and watch."Today, it pains me to see India a part of G20 Summit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the summit and all we can do is watch.
'Taj - A Monument of Blood': New series on Mughal empire
"Taj - A Monument of Blood", a period drama series on the rise and fall of the Mughal empire, will be made for the small screen. The magnum opus will be the story of blood, betrayal, power, beauty, deceit and heartbreak. The series will capture the dark side of the story of the Mughal empire, which ruled India for just over 3 centuries and had emperors like Akbar, Jehangir, Shahjahan and Aurangzeb. Writing is currently underway.
CBI charges BJP MLA Sengar and aide with rape of minor in Unnao - Times of India
TOI had exclusively reported on May 12 NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW: Almost three months after taking over the investigation of the politically sensitive Unnao rape case , the CBI filed a chargesheet on Wednesday against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his woman accomplice, Shashi Singh, for the alleged rape of a minor girl at his residence on June 4, 2017.The CBI has thrown the book at the MLA from Bangarmau and charged him for kidnapping, rape, criminal conspiracy, criminal intimidation and under...
4 drug peddlers nabbed; opium, heroin, injections seized - Times of India
LUDHIANA: Khanna police on Tuesday arrested a drug peddler and recovered one kg opium from his possession at Alaud Khanna Road. The accused was identified as Pragat Singh of Akalgarh in Phagwara . SSP Navjot Singh Mahal said the accused was searched following suspicion, and drugs were found from his possession.
PNB, Carlyle Group to sell at least 51% stake in PNB Housing Finance - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Carlyle Group plan to initiate the process to sell at least 51 per cent stake in the mortgage lender PNB Housing Finance , the state-run bank on Wednesday said.PNB owns 32.79 per cent stake and Carlyle Group, through its investment vehicle Quality Investment Holdings Quality Investment Holdings, owns 32.36 per cent of the paid up equity share capital of PNB Housing Finance."Punjab National Bank and Carlyle Group intend to jointly initiate a strategic...
Excited Lahiri gives thumbs-up to new PGA Tour schedule - Times of India
PONTE VEDRA (US): Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri is excited about the changes in the latest schedule released by the PGA Tour for the 2018-19 season.The PGA Tour has unveiled a revamped tournament schedule with changes for players and fans with significant championships every month and culminating with the FedExCup Playoffs in August.The most important changes, which had been indicated earlier, are the movement of THE PLAYERS Championship from May to March (March 11-17) and the PGA Championship...
Centre working seriously to tackle problem of stubble burning: PM Modi - Times of India
MALOUT, PUNJAB: Expressing concern over the problem of stubble burning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that the central government was working seriously to ensure that farmers were not compelled to burn agricultural residue."I want to talk about the important issue of stubble burning from this platform.
Soil erosion: Akkulam Road caves in at many places - Times of India
Thiruvananthapuram: Incessant rain has seriously damaged the road opposite to the Officer’s Mess of Southern Air Command, Akkulam , leading to Sreekaryam via Pulayanarkotta Junction. Continuing soil erosion is fast making this road unusable as the road is caved in at many places.Hundreds of vehicles, including school buses taking students to Kendriya Vidyalaya, Akkulam, and Loyola School, Sreekaryam, travel through this road every day.
From player to one-man multinational - Cristiano Ronaldo - Times of India
MADRID: He may not have added the World Cup to his Euro success and hat-trick of Champions Leagues.
Retd Captain gets 7 years rigorous jail in 2006 Navy War Room leak case - Times of India
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Wednesday awarded a seven-year rigorous imprisonment to retired Captain Salam Singh Rathore in an offshoot of the 2006 Navy War Room leak case , saying he did not deserve leniency as he has committed an offence against national security.Special CBI Judge S K Aggarwal handed down the jail term to Rathore for the offence of spying under the Official Secrets Act, saying the documents found in his possession belonged to defence ministry and were "directly or indirectly...
Tokyo, Paris agree to join hands on Olympics preparations - Times of India
TOKYO: The Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 organising committees said on Wednesday they had agreed to cooperate on preparations for their respective Summer Games, as Japan gets set to host the Olympics in just over two years and France begins to lay its groundwork.Organisers said they would explore partnering in areas including the exchange of personnel and information and language services, and actively promote each other's Games and work closely on the flag hand-over ceremonies.They will also...
IMFL worth Rs 4 lakh recovered, two held - Times of India
RAJKOT: The police on Monday nabbed two bootleggers and recovered Indian Manufactured Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 4 lakh from them. According to police, acting on a specific information Kutch local crime branch (LCB) tried to stop a car coming from Samakhiyari and heading towards Morbi.Both the accused, who were travelling in the car alongwith a the liquor consingment, managed to sped away from the checkpost.
GM mustard decision in deep freeze as field demonstrations can only happen in winter - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Clearance to genetically modified (GM) mustard for commercial release appears to be in deep freeze as the developer of this transgenic variety of oilseed won't be able to do field demonstrations, required for the final nod, before this year's winter crop ( rabi ) season.It means the present government is highly unlikely to take a call on the issue before the poll schedule is announced for the general elections next year as the outcome of the fresh field experiment would be known...
Godrej moves HC over acquisition of land for bullet train - Times of India
MUMBAI: The Godrej Group , Mumbai's biggest private land owner, has petitioned the Bombay high court to shift the alignment of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project by a few hundred metres to the east. The company is in court against the state's move to acquire ten acres of its prime Vikhroli land.The company is opposing a notice issued earlier this year by the collector's office for acquisition of the open parcel of land which lies to the west of the Eastern Express Highway.
Student organisations protest demanding free bus passes - Times of India
Mysuru: Members of the All India Democratic Students’ Organisation descended on Ramaswamy Circle on Monday to stage a protest, urging the state government to provide free bus passes to all students, irrespective of caste.Students from various city colleges participated in the protest, forming a human chain along the junction and raised slogans against the government.
China's hens need to lay a billion eggs a day
HANDAN: Behind a row of sealed red incubator doors in a new facility in northern China, about 400,000 chicks are hatched every day, part of the rapidly modernising supply chain in China's $37 billion egg industry, the world's biggest.As China overhauls production of everything from pork to milk and vegetables, farmers raising hens for eggs are also shifting from backyards to factory farms, where modern standardised processes are expected to raise quality and safety.That's an important step in...
Jelena Ostapenko into Wimbledon quarter-finals - Times of India
LONDON: Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko swept into her second Wimbledon quarter-final with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-0 win against Belarusian world number 50 Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Monday.Latvian 12th seed Ostapenko came from 2-5 down in the first set to finish off Sasnovich, who had stunned two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in the first round.Ostapenko takes on Slovakian world number 33 Dominika Cibulkova, who beat world number 48 Hsieh Su-Wei 6-4, 6-1, for a place in the...
Gangster Dilpreet arrested after shootout with cops - Times of India
CHANDIGARH: Dreaded gangster Dilpreet Singh alias Baba was arrested on Monday morning from Sector 43 ISBT, in a joint operation carried out by Punjab and Chandigarh police.Police sources said that gangster Dilpreet was injured after he was shot in his leg while trying to flee. Dilpreet received two bullets in his leg and has been admitted to PGIMER, said sources.A notorious gangster, Dilpreet had recently threatened Punjabi singer Parmish Verma and had fired shots st the singer in Mohali.
Frontline Indian warship INS Trikand reaches Sri Lanka in goodwill visit
COLOMBO: India's latest frontline warship INS Trikand has reached Sri Lanka in a goodwill visit, authorities here said today.The Sri Lanka Navy ceremonially welcomed the state-of-the-art warship in accordance with naval traditions yesterday.Senior Indian officers, including Assistant Defence Adviser of the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka -- Lieutenant Colonel Ravi Shekhar Mishra -- held discussions on matters of mutual interest with their Lankan counterparts.The ship's crew will play a...
JNU says it’s not starting Islamic terrorism course - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Jawaharlal Nehru University registrar Pramod Kumar, in a letter to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on July 5, refuted any plans to start a course on ‘Islamic Terrorism’ at the university. This comes a week after he had written a letter to Delhi Minorities Commissions (DMC) clarifying the same.In a reply to a notice served by the commission, Kumar had stated that “there was no course on ‘Islamic terrorism’ proposed at the academic council meeting.
Top seed Halep stunned by Hsieh in Wimbledon third round - Times of India
LONDON: World number one and French Open champion Simona Halep was knocked out of Wimbledon on Saturday, losing to Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the third round.Hsieh, the world number 48, battled back from 2-5 down in the final set and halted Halep who served for the match at 5-3 in the decider.It will be Hsieh's first appearance in the last 16 of a Slam where she will face Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia for a place in the quarter-finals."It's my first win against a world number...
Rajasthan government organised PM Modi's rally for political gains: Sachin Pilot - Times of India
JAIPUR: Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot today slammed the state government for misusing machinery to hold a public meeting here, saying the BJP organised Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's rally for its political gains.The prime minister on Saturday participated at the public meeting attended by a large number of beneficiaries of the welfare schemes run by the Centre and the state government.Accusing the BJP of misusing government machinery and funds, Pilot said the total amount spent of...
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